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TR7
I'm having to decide whether I want to double my cost/investment, after only a few months of ownership in my SVX, and rebuild the engine.
Tonight I followed a TR7 home. I had a TR6 many years ago. The TR7, though, was, in my mind, always a ****box of a car. But this driver/owner had rebuilt his to be a lovely example of the marque that was being enjoyed on a nice summer night. I think that I'm going to fix and then enjoy my SVX.
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Rod. '97 Ebony LSi #426, CDM (1 of 51 in '97), 185k km, rebuilt engine & transfer case; 22mm Bontrager RSB; 4300k HID 9006 bulbs SOLD '92 Ebony LS-L #6851, USDM (sold) '08 Forester (wife's) '06 STi (traded for the Forester) '94 Legacy wagon (sold) |
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Re: TR7
Another one on the hook! SVX love is a wonderful thing!
Glenn
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Re: TR7
I had a 1976 TR7 once-- owned it for 2 years and the time it spent in the garage made my 'garage queen' SVX look like a daily driver. It was crudely built, squeaky, and everything electrical said 'Lucas' on it... some of you know what that means!
OTOH, there are many, many aftermarket parts sources for TR7/8's, making a complete restoration just a matter of knowing where to order the new parts from. SVX owners will be jealous of such parts availability soon, if not already. |
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Re: TR7
Kid across the street had a TR7 and he was under it every weekend . finally after a few trannys and clutches, brakes ,shocks, carbs and other stuff he bought a brand new spitfire . I said about time now he can drive . 6 months later it was up on jack stands. When I am greeting customers at Lowe's , my one hour a day, I can see outside and there is my SVX . It makes me smile .
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Re: TR7
As most in the car biz know, there isn't much the british make (or have made) that DOESN'T have electrical problems. Or mechanical. Or structural. :P
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-Craig 94 LSi 5spd Barcelona Red, 14Xk miles. Full custom exhaust (Stebro cat-back, custom rest of the way forward) 8000K HID kit from Tom (SVXfiles), Energy Suspension front sway bar bushings, Non-Droopy visors, Race Concepts C/D + Dimpled Rotors, Axxis Ultimate pads,SS brake lines, Bontrager Works #009 (or something like that), stripped interior. (up next) Full cage, fuel cell, 327 swap |
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Re: TR7
I ran a GT6 for a few years, nice car. Just bought a '92 JDM SVX L though, nicer
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Re: TR7
That must be why there are 10 to 1 British surivivers to Japanese survivors from even 1970 on the road today. Unlike Japanese throw away cars the cars are fixable with mechanical and electrical skills rather than needing to be a huge dealer network for parts and the parts replacers. All my Lucas (same part number as the TR7) switches work better than the switches in my SVX did. Plus they are able to be disassembled, cleaned, contacts replaced etc.
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British vehicles are my last ditch attempt to keep the nasty Italian thoughts in my mind at bay. So far its working. |
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